3 Israelis have been shot and killed by a Palestinian gunman at the entrance to a Jewish settlement in the West Bank. Police have returned fire injuring the gunman and his condition is not yet clear. BBC reported quoting a resident that the gunman entered... Read More

Twenty-seven years ago, Madonna set the template for modern pop concerts with her Blond Ambition world tour. Now, after seven huge world tours, the star has said shes exploring a smaller-scale show in the future. In a recent interview with the BBC, she... Read More

According to a BBC snapshot, many economists do not expect UK interest rates to rise until 2019 despite inflation remaining above target. They believe that the Bank of Englands Monetary Policy Committee will be reluctant to raise rates during Brexit... Read More

The IMFs former chief economist has told the BBC a sudden rise in interest rates poses the greatest threat to the global economy. Ken Rogoff, who famously predicted a big bank would collapse during the financial crisis, warned that people had got used... Read More

The BBC has revealed two-thirds of its stars earning more than £150,000 are male, with Chris Evans the top-paid on between £2.2m and £2.25m. Claudia Winkleman was the highest-paid female celebrity, earning between £450,000 and... Read More

Former Sri Lanka Captain Kumar Sangakkara says that reviving Sri Lanka’s Cricket Team from its dire state cannot be done in a month. In an interview with the BBC Sinhala Service he stated that the new Captains should be given a chance to perform.... Read More

US tennis star Venus Williams has been involved in a car crash that led to the death of a 78-year-old man. A spokesman for Palm Beach Gardens police in Florida confirmed to the BBC they were investigating a fatal crash involving the Grand Slam champion.... Read More

In Sri Lanka the legal marriage age is 18, but under a decades-old community law, much younger Muslim girls can get married. As calls grow for this law to be amended, BBC Sinhala’s Saroj Pathirana meets one young girl forced to marry against her will. When Shafa* was 15, she was forced

In Sri Lanka the legal marriage age is 18, but under a decades-old community law, much younger Muslim girls can get married. As calls grow for this law to be amended, BBC Sinhala s Saroj Pathirana meets one young girl forced to marry against her will. ..